1Experimental Botany and Nutraceutical Laboratory, Department of Botany, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur-273009 (U.P.)
2National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow-226 001 (U.P.)
*Corresponding author: V.N. Pandey e-mail: vnpgu@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 19 October, 2013.
The present study has been carried out to investigate the antioxidant activities and phytochemical composition of extracts of the unripe fruit of Flacourtia jangomas. The antioxidant activities of the extract were determined by evaluating free radical scavenging activity using DPPH (1, 1,-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrazyl), total antioxidant activity, reducing power assay, total phenolic content and flavonoids. All the extracts showed significant antioxidant activity with the standard DPPH radical scavenging and total antioxidant activity for unripe fruits ranging from 44.1% to 98.2% and 0.043% to 0.144% respectively. The antioxidant activity increased with concentration of the extracts. Unripe fruits also contain phytochemicals like alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins and total phenols.
Flacourtia jangomas, antioxidant activity, DPPH, phytochemicals
